Measures adopted by the European Parliament on a Comprehensive Fisheries Strategy for the Pacific were enacted without allowing sufficient consultation to be untaken first. But If the EU expected the Pacific to roll over for a no-consultation fisheries strategy, they should rethink their plans.

As the steps to a long journey begin with the first one, it is time Pacific peoples start thinking and doing what needs to be done so as to start them on their journey to freedom. This is a freedom that only them know when it happens, a freedom that restores independence, self-determination, and dignity.

Is international migration the only solution for atolls, and internal migration the solution for coastal residents of high islands in the Pacific facing imminent climate change pressures? The flood of islanders migrating to the United States shows some problems and opportunities for improvement.

Although they are rarely acknowledged, thousands of Pacific islanders have served in various theatres such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa since the ‘war on terror’ began. After 21 years Ben Bohane returns to Afghanistan to see how Pacific islands soldiers are faring.

Climate change is again at the centre of international discussions, with countries raising the issue throughout the just concluded session of the UN General Assembly. The Majuro Declaration is the Pacific’s ‘gift’ to the UN, but will they accept it?